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Executive Search Practices — Industries, Roles & Specialties
Retained executive search organized around how leadership requirements actually differ — by industry, by role, and by ownership or growth context.
The practice organizes around three ways leadership requirements actually differ: by industry, by role, and by ownership or growth context. Each of the three answers a different question a client asks us — "who leads well in this sector," "who leads well in this seat," "who leads well under this owner or at this stage." Search is delivered through Alder Koten and coordinated globally through IMD International Search Group; leadership assessment is calibrated with the Anker Bioss Framework.
Most engagements sit at the intersection of at least two of these frames. A CFO search inside a chemicals plant is a different search from a CFO search inside a Series C scale-up — the sector context, the seat, and the ownership model each reshape the brief, the target list, and the assessment. The three views below let a client enter from whichever frame matches how they think about the mandate.
By industry
Industries
True sectors — manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defense, medical device, chemicals, electronics, industrial equipment, and technology. Who leads well in this sector.
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By role
Roles
The executive seat — board directors and chairs, CEO, CFO, technology officers, human resources, marketing and sales, supply chain and operations, and country leadership. Who leads well in this seat.
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By specialty
Specialties
Ownership, governance, growth, and geographic contexts — private equity, family enterprise, venture capital and scale-ups, nearshoring, US–Mexico cross-border, and IMMEX / maquila. Who leads well under this owner or at this stage.
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Whether you are hiring for a sector, a seat, or a specific ownership context, start a conversation with the practice. We will bring you a calibrated shortlist grounded in the reality of your business.
Jose J. Ruiz is CEO and Managing Partner of Alder Koten, President of IMD International Search Group, and Chairman of Anker Bioss.